Car construction.



T. N. RUSSELL.

CAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION men Auee, m5. RENEWED JUNE 27.19MB. L fififlfia Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

T. N. RUSSELL.

CAR CONSTRUGTlON.

A PPL!CATION FILED AUG. 5. I915. RENEWED JUNE 27,1918.

1 @93,%Q@ Patented Feb. 4, 1919..

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- liihlidi) @Tdlthld OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOih T0 CHICAGO-CLEVELAND OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF. ILL-IN 01S.

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CAB CONSTRUCTION.

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Application filed August 6, 1915, Serial N 0. 43,924. Renewed .Tune 27, 1913. Serial No. 242,316.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS NATHAN RUssELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car construction, particularly the construction of carframes, and has particular reference to the means employed for connecting together the structural elements of can frames.

The principal objects of my present invention are to provide improved means for connecting the ridge pole and purlins to the carlines, and particularly the end carlines; to provide improved means for connecting together Wooden and metallic frame members; to provide improved means for supporting the end of the roof; to provide improved means for strengthening the end of a car; to provide improved means for bracing the frame of a car; to provide improved means for connecting the bracing members to the frame members; to provide a shoe for connecting the end posts and diagonal braces to the end sills; to provide improved means for connecting the bracing members to the end carline and side plates; to provide 1mproved means for connecting together frame members of standard angular cross-section, and generally, to improve, cheapen and simplify the construction of car frames, and

particularly the end frame of cars.

In attaining these and other objects and advantages to be hereinafter pointed out, I have provided a construction one embodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the end of a car constructed in accordance with my present invention. 0

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, vertlcal, central section on the line 2-2 of'Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the bracket or shoe provided for connecting theridge pole and purlins to the carlines;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of bracket for use with the carlines intermediate the end carlines;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing a portion of the end sill and end post and brace with the shoe which connects them together;

high is a plan view of the shoe shown in Fig. 5 in position on the end sill; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the shoe employed for connecting together the end sill, end posts anddiagonal brace. Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the end framing of the car consists. of wooden end sills 10, corner posts 11 and intermediate, metallic end posts 12 of Z- shaped section. The end carline 13 and its relation to the other parts forming the upper part of the car end framing is more clearly seen from Fig. 2 which is a artial longitudinal central section. The car ine 13 is of Z-shaped section, the lower flange 40 of which is connected to the Z-shaped end posts 12 by means of angle pieces 14. The upper flange 39 of the'carline 13 is connected to the wooden ridge pole 15 by means of the bolt 17. Movement of the ridge pole relative to the carline is prevented, not only by the bolt 17 which passes through the upper flange of the carline, the ridge pole and the central roofing strip 30 but also by means of a shoe or bracket 18.

The section shown in Fig. 2 is taken through the ridge pole of the car so that the central roofing strip 30, to which the wooden roof is attached, is shown, as are also the transverse members 32 and 48 which carry the running board 33'. The outer end of the running board is supported from the end plate 23 by means of a bracket 33. It will be observedthat the outer end of the roof through the roofing strip and ridge pole is firmly supported by the outer part of the bracket or shoe 18. By this construction the strain on the end plate 23 is relieved and this is important as there is more strain on this portion of the roof than any other .owing'to the fact that it the brakeman steps when passing from the ladder 34 or dl'to the running board or to 1 erate the brake wheel 35. i

The construction of the shoe employed for connecting the purlin's to the end carline is is the part on which exactly similar to that shown in Fig; 2 for a the purlins is- Y -or purlins rest carline, as distinguished from a surface depressed below the surface of the other portions of the carline.

The shoe or bracket 18 is formed with two vertical side portions 19 adapted to engage the two sides of the ridge pole or purlin and prevent lateral movement thereof. These side portions are provided with laterally projecting horizontal wings 2O riveted or otherwise secured to the upper flange 39 of the carline. These laterally projecting wings make it unnecessary to provide a web on the shoe which would'lie between the flange 39 of the carline and the lower surface of the ridge'pole or puriin. The two side portions 19 are connected at the end by the vertical portion 21 adapted to engage the end of the ridge pole or purliu and'prevent longitudinal movement of these parts relative to the carline. The shoe is provided with a depending flange '22 adapted to be secured to the central vertical flange of the carline. Vertical flange or v be 42 are provided to support the projecting portion of the shoe or bracket 18. The projecting parts of the side portions 19 are connected by a horizontal portion 4.3 whose upper surface is flush with the upper surface of the flange 39 of the carline. By means of this construction a horizontal bearing or supporting surface for the ridge pole :l' purlin is obtained whose length is considerably greater than the width of the upper flange of the carline. This is particularly important where the upper flange 39 of the carline decreases in width progressively from the sides of the car toward the centen so that adjacent the running board the flange is particularly narrow in width. In addition large lateral bearing surfaces are provided on either side of the purlin for preventing sidewise movement and relieving the bolt 17 from such function, which is important as the bolt has a'comparatively small bearing surface on the wood of the ridge pole or purlin. Not only are the hearing surfaces increased, but also the construction of the upper end of the car is strengthencd by the fact that the end plate 23 can be clamped directly by the bolt 49 against the vertical end portion 21 of the shoe 18 and is thereby more securely held in position than would be the case if it were secured to the end of the ridge pole or purlin.

Fig. 4: shows a modified form of shoe 4-4: for use in connecting the carlines intermediate the end carlines to the rid e pole or purlins. Its construction is similar to that of the shoe 18 except that there is no end portion equivalent to the part 21. The other parts, namely, the vertical portions 19, the laterally extending wing 20, the depending flange 22*, the vertical flanges 42* and the horizontal portion 43 act in analogous man on the upper surface of the securely,

aeaaoe nor to the parts 19, 20, 22, i2 and a3 of the shoe l8.

In addition to providing a shoe for connecting the ridge pole and purlins to the carlines, I also provide shoes 24 for connecting the metallic end posts, and metallic diagonal braces. One of these shoes is shown in perspective in Fig. 7 and its manner of use and attachment to the members of the car frame is clearly illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. This shoe consists of a horizontal portion '25 adapted to rest on the upper surface of the end sill to which it. is clamped by means of a bolt 26. This bolt 26 effectively prevents vertical movement of the shoe rclr ively to the end sill, and to some extent lateral movement also. In order, however, to hold the shoe more and in particular to prevent any lateral movement, I provide a depending flange 27 adapted to engage the vertical face of the end sill to which it is clamped by means of the bolt 28. lThis is particularly important where wooden sills are employed as in the form of construction illustrated.

While the shoe shown is designed particu larly for use with wooden end sills, I may use a form of shoe adapted to be attached to a metallic end sill as illustrated and described in my co-pending application, Serial No. 877,163 filed December 10, 191%. The upstanding portions of the shoe to which the end post and diagonal brace are attached are independent, so far as their form and manner of operation is concerned, with the way in which the horizontal part of the shoe 25 is connected to the end sill so that this alternative form of construction is not illustrated in this application.

(in the upper surface of the horizontal part of the shoe I provide upstanding portions 15 and it) to which the metallic end post 12 and diagonal brace 4:7, respectively, can be attached. As in the preferred form of construction illustrated. end posts and diagonal braces of Z-shaped cross section are employed, I prefer to give these upstanding projections a similar cross sectional form in order that each flange and the intervening web of both the end posts and diagonal braces may engage with and be secured to the shoe. By using a shoe having a fprojection of Z-shaped cross section .with aces parallel to the planes of the flanges and web of the diagonal brace, I am For connecting the diagonal braces 17 to wooden end sill recesses the loWer flange 4:0 of the car'line a bracket 36 is provided having two flanges 37 and 38' attached to the flange 40 of the carline and v the faces diametrically opposite thereto.

2. A car frame construction comprising, in combination, frame members arranged sii bstantially perpendicularly with respect to each other, an angular diagonal brace,

- and a shoe having projections engaging an outer face of said brace, an outer face of one of said frame members and an inner face of another of said frame members and not the faces diametrically opposite thereto.

8. A car frame construction comprising, in combination, a frame member, an angular frame member perpendicular thereto having a Web arranged substantially perpendicular to the general plane of that portion of the framework including said men1- hers, an angular diagonal brace for said members, a shoe attached to the first-mentioned frame member having projections of similar crosssection as said angular frame member and brace respectively, and means for connecting said projections and said member and brace respectively.

A car frame construction comprising, in combination, a frame member, a diagonal brace, shoe connecting said frame member and brace having a portion engaging the inner face of said frame member, and a portion engaging the outer face of the said brace, and means for connecting said portions to said member and brace respectively.

5.' A car frame construction comprising, in combination, frame members arranged substantially perpendicularly to each other,

a shoe mounted on and engaging the inner face of one of said members adapted to recelve the end of the member perpendicular I thereto, and a portion on said shoe substantially perpendicular to the general plane of that part of the framework including said members and paragel to one face of said diagonal brace, an means for connecting said portion and said brace.

(l. A car frame comprising, in combination, frame members arranged substantially perpendicularly With respect to each other,

d agonal brace for said members and a shoe attached to said frame having a projection of similar crossfsection as 'said brace, and means for attaching the end of said brace to said projection. w i

7. A car frame comprisingrin combination, frame members arranged substantially perpendicularly with respect to each other, a diagonal brace for said members of angular cross section, and a shoe attached to' said frame having a projection adapted to engage one of'each of a plurality of pairs of diametrically opposite faces of the said brace, and means for attaching said projection to said faces of the brace.

8. A car frame comprising, in combination, frame members arranged substantially perpendicularly with respect to each other, a diagonal brace forsaid members of angular cross section, and a shoe comprising a base portion attached to one of said frame members and a projection comprising two portions at right angles to each other both integrally connected to said base portion, and means for attaching said brace to both portions of said projection.

9. A car frame comprising, in combination, frame members arranged substantially perpendicularly with respect to each other, a diagonal brace for said'membcrs, a shoe mounted on and engaging the inner face of one of said frame members having portions engaging the outer face of another frame member and the outer face of the brace resoectively, and also faces perpendicular thereto.

10. A car frame comprising, in combination, frame members arnanged substantially perpendicularly with respect to each other, a diagonal brace ror said frame of Z-shaped cross section having its central Web arranged substantially perpendicularly to the general plane of that portion of the frame- Work including said brace, and a shoe comprising a base portion substantially perpendicular to the said plane, and a projection integrally formed onsaid base portion substantially perpendicular to said plane, and means for clamping said base portion and said projection to said frame member and said web respectively.

' 11. A car frame comprising, in combinaan angular metallic brace for said members,

tion, frame members arranged substantially perpendicularly with respect to each other, a diagonal brace for said frame, and a shoe having portions engaging said brace and one of said frame members each of a plurality of faces, but not on the faces opposite thereto, and means for clamping said portions to said brace and said frame respectively.

12. A car frame comprising, in combination, frame members arranged substantially perpendicularly with respect to each other, a diagonal brace for said frame of Z-shaped cross-section having its central web crranged substantially perpendicularly to the general plane of that portion of the framework including said brace, and a shoe having a Z-shaped projection, and means for clamping said projection to said web and said frame respectively.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of the two subscrlbed wltnesses.

THOMAS NATHAN RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM GOLDBERGER, DONALD C. WILLIAMS. 

